FL Technics has won a tender to rent and operate an aircraft maintenance hangar at Indonesia’s Soekarno-Hatta International airport.
The deal will see FL Technics operate the hangar for at least five years, starting with the launch of base maintenance services for Airbus A320 aircraft.
Indonesian state-owned airport operator Angkasa Pura II offered the hangar, previously utilised by Batavia Air, for use, after the airline was declared bankrupt early last year.
With a floor area of 8,400 square metres, the new FL Technics MRO centre will employ over 150 engineers, technicians and specialists. The centre will have the capacity to handle up to three narrowbodies concurrently.
FL Technics will provide services including A-to-D checks, interior refurbishment services, Non Destructive Testing (NDT) inspections, as well as composite and structure repairs.
The MRO firm says it is also considering opportunities for future expansion with the construction of an additional hangar in Indonesia.
“During the last couple of years we have been thoroughly exploring the Asian market. We are now confident that we possess a deep understanding of its trends and issues, which local carriers are facing in the MRO segment. In addition to the extensive European experience and technical know-how, we will offer the region our one-stop-shop philosophy,” says its CEO, Zilvinas Lapinskas.
In July, FL Technics signed a three-year contract with Garuda Indonesia to provide line-maintenance and aircraft-on-ground support for its Boeing 777s at London Gatwick airport.
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